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REVOLVING EXHIBITOR.

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exhibitor, parts being broken out., Fig. 21s a sectional plan view ofthe same on the line I vided with apertures P on their outer surfaces,

llNiTnn STATES WILLIAM F. MILLER, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

REVOLVING EXHIBITOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,707, dated November16, 1886.

Application filed October 7, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. MILLER, of Butler, in the county ofButler .and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and' ImprovedExhibitor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription. V

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved. revolvingexhibitor for exhibiting dry-goods, notions, trimmings, hats, and caps,millinery goods, jewelry, and other articles to the greatest advantage.

The invent-ion consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, andpointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved 00 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional plan view of the same on the liney y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows amodified construction of the shelf.

The fixed circular base A is hollow and contains a motor for revolvingan upwardly projecting pin, B, having a cross-pin, G,which is passedinto notches D in the lower end of a vertical shaft, E, which is passedloosely through a collar, F, at the upper part of said shaft, whichcollar has apertures F, for receiving hooks on the inner ends ofbrace-rods .G, the hooks on the outer ends of said rods being passedthrough eyes or staples H on the sides of the show-window, or on anyother fixed body. The said rods G are provided with turn-buckles J, fortightening them as much as may be desired. A circular plate, K, issecured on the top of the pin or pivot 13 and covers the base A. v

Bracket-arms L, secured by thumb-screws L on the plate K, projectdownward and outward from the same and support an annular shelf, M,surrounding the base, and having an ornamental metal border secured onits outer edge. The said annular shelf thus revolves with the pivot Band the plate K.

On theshaft E a series of hubs, N, are held by binding-screws O, andsaid hubs are pro- Scrial No. 179,289. (No model.)

for securing the inner ends of fiat or round arms Q, which then projectradially from -the same. Pins Q or loops or hooks may be secured on theouter ends of the arms for holding articles of different kinds. Forinstance, the pinsand hooks may be used for hanging jewelry, chains,&c., and the loops may be used for holding hats, fabrics, &c. The hubs Nare also provided with apertures R in their upper edges, for receivingthe inner ends of metal rods or arms S, having their outer ends bentupward, and circular blocks, heads, or pads T are secured on the upperends of said upwardly-bent parts. Some of the hubs have flanges U attheir lower edges for supporting circular or oblong shelves V, on theouter edges of which hooks W are secured.

From the top of the shaft E a rod, a, having a head, 1), projectsupward, and curved arms d, also having heads 6, project upward from thetop of the shaft and around the rod a.

Any desired number of arms Q may be placed on each hub, and the hubs maybe shifted and arranged in different relative positions on the shaft E,as may be necessary. For example, the shelves may all been the lowerpart of the shaft E, or one on the lower and the other on the upperpart, and so on.

As shown, the circular shelves, arms, rods, &c., are arranged to formthree pyramids or cones, one above the other; but, if desired, they maybe arranged to form a single pyramid or cone, or the parts may becombined in any other suitable manner.

The shelves can be secured to the hubs in the shape of double windingstairs, orof a spiral, and any desired distance above the shelf V afiat-arm may be secured in hubs parallel with the center of the shelf,on which arm articles may be displayed in an oblique position. Theshelves may have ornamental metal borders on their outer edges similarto those on the shelves M. An example of ashelf with an ornamentalborder is shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. The combination, with the shaft E, ofthe hubs N, having a series of apertures, P, in their sides, andapertures R in their upper surfaces, and the arms Q S, engaging theapertures P B, respectively, substantially as set forth.

2. In an exhibitor, the shaft E. in combination with the hub N, havingthe flange U around its lower edge, a series of apertures, P, in theside of the hub above the flange and a series of apertures in the top ofthe hub, a shelf resting on the flange, and arms engaging the apertures,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the base A, the pivot B, having the cross-pinO, and means for rotating the pivot, of the shaft E, having a notch, D,in its lower end engaging the crosspin 0, a series of adjustable hubs,N, on the Vitnesses:

JOHN M. GREEK, WILLIAM H. MoRms.

